Mason Malmuth Hand
I was reading a post by Mason Malmuth on twoplustwo.com.
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=1508672&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=31
Obviously that's the link, but basically, it's a $80-$160 game, he opens for a raise with AK, gets a call from a middle player and the big blind. The flop is AJ4, Mason bets, the middle player folds, and the big blind calls. The turn is an ace, the Big blind bets out, mason calls. The river is a 2, [AJ4A2]. The big blind bets, and mason calls.
There was much arguement in that post, and I feel that Mason should raise, but maybe that's why I'm not playing $80. Anyway, most people felt that a raise was necessary on the end. It feels like if he raised the river he'd be trapped, but top trips with the best kicker? The guy can't have AQ or AT? I didn't read all the posts, but the hand ended and mason took down the pot beating an AT with his AK. The arguement was that if the big blind had an ace, wouldn't he have check-raised or led out on the flop? Most of the posts come from smaller stakes players, we all can't play $80-$160, and Mason's response was that in the smaller games, a player will check-call with a weak ace, but typical players in his game won't, would you? I probably wouldn't. He also points out that there are better players in that game, but really, what can he have? Its a weird betting pattern to decipher, but it does look like the big blind is trying to get Mason to raise. A low full house could be possible, and on the turn he's looking to either check-raise, but since the ace fell, he might be able to get a three-bet in, and a suspicous pair of Kings could call down. He could've flopped top two, planning a check-raise on the turn, the fourth ace made it look like Mason didn't have one, but if he did, again, going for three bet. I guess I didn't analyze the hand fully until after reading Mason's posts.
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=1508672&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=31
Obviously that's the link, but basically, it's a $80-$160 game, he opens for a raise with AK, gets a call from a middle player and the big blind. The flop is AJ4, Mason bets, the middle player folds, and the big blind calls. The turn is an ace, the Big blind bets out, mason calls. The river is a 2, [AJ4A2]. The big blind bets, and mason calls.
There was much arguement in that post, and I feel that Mason should raise, but maybe that's why I'm not playing $80. Anyway, most people felt that a raise was necessary on the end. It feels like if he raised the river he'd be trapped, but top trips with the best kicker? The guy can't have AQ or AT? I didn't read all the posts, but the hand ended and mason took down the pot beating an AT with his AK. The arguement was that if the big blind had an ace, wouldn't he have check-raised or led out on the flop? Most of the posts come from smaller stakes players, we all can't play $80-$160, and Mason's response was that in the smaller games, a player will check-call with a weak ace, but typical players in his game won't, would you? I probably wouldn't. He also points out that there are better players in that game, but really, what can he have? Its a weird betting pattern to decipher, but it does look like the big blind is trying to get Mason to raise. A low full house could be possible, and on the turn he's looking to either check-raise, but since the ace fell, he might be able to get a three-bet in, and a suspicous pair of Kings could call down. He could've flopped top two, planning a check-raise on the turn, the fourth ace made it look like Mason didn't have one, but if he did, again, going for three bet. I guess I didn't analyze the hand fully until after reading Mason's posts.
posted by Quietlike | 1:51 PM
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Well, if the Blind is good player, he might be holding weak Ace, and on Turn its good possibility that there is an Ace high full-house. Side effect of not raising is to making sure that table image get an additional boost; which means for a raise from M, you have to have a premium hand to call.
There are various possibilities to discuss, but one factor which we lack is "table feeling" at time time of play. Remember, there are more then one way to play a hand and it all depepnds on situation - "table feeling".
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